The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-11-26

Into by the bowling mob by whom thei
valuable contents of the material for th,
staff OF life was waDtonly and wicked,
strewn upon the streets,-a queer proceed
Ing for men who claimed TO be starving
and perfect verfcation of the old adage
that A mob is a many headed monster
without brains! He also remember,
the great fire in New York which wiped
out the lower part of the city, stopping
only block from his fathers store.
COME WEST.
Mr. Lockwood DR.. has assisted more thar
one young man to come west, and the great
" Prairie State in 1S46 and Its rapidly
growing towns and young cities had begun
10 attract attention in Gotham, and Arthur
was impressed with the idea that young
man could do better by trying his fortune
somewhere near Chicago on the new canal
His father had equipped Mr.. T. L. Bough
ton young clerk whom he knew and
trusted with stock of goods. He located
in Y0nkville Kendall Co. and did we'll,
but the canal offered better market and
superior chances for business at almost any
point along its line, and especially at Otta-
wa. He sold out, and visited New York,
and young Lockwood obtained his fathers
consent TO return with him TO Ottawa.
They went In boat up the Hudson river,
to Albany, thence crossed the state to Buf.
falo on the railroad, now all united In the
great New York Central, went around the
lakes to Chicago, and thence to Ottawa In
the old Frink & Walker stage, the canal
not yet quite finished, and were "a hours
in coming to this city, arriving here August
30, 1916.
OTTAWA IN 1916.
The first object which attracted bis az.
tention on landing In front of the Mansion
House, was the then new court house, In
process of building. He saw the pillars in
front and steeple above, and innocently
asked citizen, What church is that p"
The man replied In defiance of grammar,
"'raint no church, its our new court house 2"
Being young man Of education and good
address, Mr.. Lockwood soon made acuuain-
tances and warm friends The Mansion
House was kept by an old gentleman
named Latshaw, but the business was con-
Quoted by his son Joe, very popular
Young man, who afterwards went with
Surveyor General j. b. Preston to Portland,
Oregon, as his assistant, and subsequently
died there. Among the early citizens of
Ottawa, he met j. V. A. and Abram Hoes,
the latter brilliant lawyer, but cut off by
untimely death J. G. Champlin, Joe Nor
rell, Judge Cotton, B. G. Cook, j. o. Glover,
Judge Dickey, John Hise, VIM. Reddick,
the Osmans, VIM. and Moses, Jabey Fitch,
Judge Cation, Thomas True, Lowery e. Ged-
ney, now our L" Poet Laureate" then con-
Quoting the Constitutionalist; l.. b. Del
ano The Ottawa bar was then as able, II
not the ablest of any in the entire west.
He also met the the Armstrong;, Shavers,
Mr. and Mrs. 10. Ebersol and other promi-
lent old settlers and formed friendships
With all of them which has been ever
incere and enduring. Among the early
physicians then were DR.. Rowland, and DR..
He was afterwards instru
mental In bringing DR.. Mckinney here
rom Som onauk, physician of rare skill
md man of splendid literary acquire
nents but who, singularly enough, hated
lis profession, Notwithstanding his exteni
i've and profitable practice!
Mr.. Boughton opened general store in
he middle room of the Reddick block, the
irst brick store In Ottawa. Mr.. Lockwood
cted as general business man. About two
ears after lie bought the store and Mr.. B.
etired, Mr. Lockwood continuing the
business until 1857 His customers were
catered over a wide space of territory
rom Pontiac to Paw Paw Grove.
ITO 10 Continued